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Black August
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2008.
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history. This film traces Jackson's spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71 to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, "Soledad Brother," to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jackson's upcoming trial.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | VideoDisc |
|---|---|
| Subject: |
Jackson, George, 1941-1971 California State Prison at San Quentin African American prisoners Radicals Black power Revolutions Prison violence Feature films |
| Publication Year: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2008. |
| ISBN: | 9781419852039 1419852035 |
| Series: | American Black Film Festival DVD series. |
| Notes: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Deleted scenes. Director of photography, Kev Robertson ; art director, Doug Freeman ; editor, Judd Flemming ; score, Juan "Uglyfingers" Blair ; wardrobe, Dierdre Scully. Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Ezra Stanley, Vonetta McGee, Elizabeth Nunziato, Leith M. Burke, Tina Marie Murray, "Big" Leroy Mobley. DVD; area code 1, widescreen (matted) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. English dialogue, English, French or Portuguese subtitles ; Closed captioned. |
| Course: |
HIST198 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
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| DVD, Blu-Ray & USB (3/F Multimedia Collection) | AVD 791.43 BLACKA 2008 | Available |